Bidwell, Arline M.

March 13, 2005

BIDWELL, Arline M.

Arline M. Bidwell, 90, of Elm Street, Tariffville died Thursday, (March 10, 2005) at McLean in Simsbury. She was born August 6, 1914 in Tariffville, daughter of the late James Anthony and Margaret (Quinn) Bidwell and had lived there all her life. Ms. Bidwell was a private secretary for Holzman Brothers in East Windsor, and was later employed as an Administrative Assistant for the Hartford Board of Education for many years retiring in 1979. She was a Eucharistic Minister at St. Bernard's Church, a Former Town of Simsbury Democratic Chairman, and Vice Chairman for Connecticut State Democratic Committee, a member of the Investment Club, the Committee for Aging, and the Ladies Guild at St. Bernard's. Ms. Bidwell was also Tariffville's Citizen of the Year in 2004, a Justice of the Peace, and volunteered for Meals on Wheels. She is survived by a niece, Patricia M. Bidwell of Norwalk; a nephew, James A. Bidwell, Jr. and his wife, Diane of East Hartford.; three grand-nieces and nephews, Laura KuhIberg and her husband, Dr. Andrew Kuhlberg of Canton, Caroline Lawrence and her husband, Tony of Colchester, and James A. Bidwell, III and his wife, Pamela of East Hartford; six great grand-nieces and nephews, Julia and Emily Kuhlberg, Ashley and Zachery Lawrence, and Dylan and Jordan Bidwell. She is predeceased by her sister, Agnes Ann Bidwell, and her brother, James A. Bidwell, Sr. Funeral will be Tuesday, March 15, 9:15 a.m., from the Vincent Funeral Home, 880 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m., in St. Bernard's Church, Tariffville. Burial will be in St. Bernard's Cemetery. Friends may call at the Vincent Funeral Home, Simsbury Monday, March 14, 4- 7p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The McLean Foundation, 75 Great Pond Road, Simsbury, CT 06070. The family wishes to express their thanks to the nurses and staff at McLean for their loving care.